Proverbs 3:1-8

The Lord does not ask us to know everything. He just asks us to keep his commandments. He doesn't ask us to understand all that we see, he asks us to trust him. He is good and powerful, and he is the one who can lengthen our days and put peace in our hearts. He will guide us. We must not forget his law.

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Psalm 150

The last psalm, psalm 150, if an excellent psalm simply praising the Lord. Make praise a celebration! Dance, sing, play music, and just rejoice in the Lord! He is mighty and powerful, and he loves us. Let anything and anyone praise the Lord!! He is good :]

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Job 1

One of my favorite stories. Job is a perfect man. God provided him a prosperous life with food, family, and protection. Satan thinks he will sin if he takes away his possessions and family, so he kills all his livestock and sons. But Job remains perfect and bows down and worships the Lord without sinning. This greatly applies to my life right now. My worldly possessions and relationships are meaningless and I should keep my focus on the Lord. All good that comes from anything is from the Lord, not what I make of it. Job had everything he cared about on Earth taken away, and he submitted himself to the Lord- "The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; Blessed be the name of the Lord."

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Ezra 9:12-17

This passage tells us about Queen Esther and the King. The Jews killed 500 men in Susa and 10 sons of Haman. The Queen says to allow the Jews to do tomorrow as they did today, and hang the 10 sons of Haman. So this is done. The Jews in the king's provinces killed 75000 people who hated them and then on the 14th day had rest and feasted. I'm not sure what to take from this passage to be honest.

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Nehemiah 1

Here we see Nehemiah praying to God that he has recognizes his sin and he confesses them. The wall of Jerusalem has fallen and he is praying for those people as well. He knows that they all have been unfaithful and now seeks redemption. He knows that God is good to those who are faithful, and scatters those who are not. He wants to be in good standing with the Lord once again.

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Ezra 9:8-15

Here we can see that we should not commit to the unclean. We can not be lovers of the world and God at the same time. They are disobedient and do not follow the Lord's commandments. God has showed us more mercy than we deserve, so we should love him and obey him. We should not dirty ourselves by getting too involved with those who are unclean.

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1 chronicles 29:10-13

David is simply blessing the Lord here--exalting his name and praising him in all his glory. He is mighty and powerful. He strengthens us all. He reigns above the heavens and earth. He is truly worthly of all exaltation and praise and blessings.

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1 kings 9:1-9

Here we continue from yesterday's verses. David's son Solomon built a house for the Lord and the Lord hallowed it. And the Lord basically said he'd be with it forever. As long as Solomon stays an upright and honest man like his father David, he with have his throne in the kingdom of Israel. But the moment he strays from following the Lord, the Lord will take away those blessings and he will set loose evil in Solomon's life. This teaches us to commit to the Lord and make sure we stay on a pure path following him.

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2 Samuel 7:1-17

If I am correct, here the Lord is telling Nathan to tell David to build a house of cedar for the Lord. God has protected David from his enemies and gave him rest, so he should now build a house of cedar. The Lord will also make David a king, and will give his rest from his enemies. His son will also become king after David dies, and he will be corrected but God will continue to show him mercy. Here I learn that God takes care of his obedient children.

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Ruth 2:8-13

Here I see that Ruth is receiving blessings from God because she has been selfless and served her Lord faithfully. Boaz provided for Ruth because God had showed him what a good person she is. God has found favor for her because she has done good works. Basically, we will get rewarded when we do works that please God.

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Judges 2: 16-23

I think the message here is pretty simple. the Lord raised judges, yet the people of Israel bowed to false gods and turned away from the ways of their fathers. The Lord saved them from their enemies because he pitied them all the days of the judge, but when the judge died, he got angry with them and left them alone by themselves. This simply shows us that we should not take God's grace for granted. We must serve him and obey him. That means not worshiping and gods but him.

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Joshua 24:14-27

This was slightly confusing, but what I got from it is that there is only one God, and he is a jealous God. You can not serve any god other than him and still have your sins forgiven. This is the Lord that led his people out of Egypt. He must be kept separate from all other Gods of our fathers. The people agree to worship only him.

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Deuteronomy 30:15-20

There is only one path to life, and that is through Jesus to the Lord. If we stray from the path and worship other gods, we will die. simple as that. No other god will save you, because no other god created you or sacrificed himself for all sins past present and future, so that they may be forgiven.
When we trust and obey our Lord, he will save us.

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Numbers 12:1-9

This goes to show you don't speak against a humble servant of God like Moses. Aaron and Mariam were put in their places when they criticized Moses' marriage to an Ethiopian woman. They seemed jealous that the Lord was speaking through Moses so clearly. But the Lord kindled his anger against them.

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Leviticus 20:22-26

This passage talks about how we are separated from the unclean. I also take this to mean we must keep ourselves clean by distancing ourselves from uncleanliness. We can not simply fall into the pattern of the world. That would just take us away from God. He's telling us to be holy, like him. He has made us different from them.

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Exodus 3:7-14

Here the Lord talks to Moses about leading the his people out of Egypt. Moses at first questions wht kind of man he is to lead so many people, but the Lord is with him, and he obeys. This is a basic model for us following Jesus. We too many not see ourselves as worthy to do his work, but when he commands us, he is with us. The Lord will provide for his people. Though the journey may be long and rough, in the end the Lord our God will prevail.

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Genesis 3:1-15

The classic story of Adam and Eve when Eve succumbed to the serpent's temptation-- eating off the tree of knowledge. I think what God is showing us here is that as humans we seek knowledge, we want facts and proof--to be able to SEE things before us. And that's what we're created as. Eve was allured by the idea of having her eyes opened and seeing what God sees. But as followers of Christ, we have the power to overcome that basic sinful desire and walk by faith not by sight.

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